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Where to Get an iPhone 4 on Launch Day

GeekSugar — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:30:07 PDT

Good news: there are even more line options for you during this year's iPhone 4 launch on June 24! Of course the iPhone will be sold at Apple stores nationwide, as well as online, but other big-box retailers are getting in on the launch-day action, too. Break out your camping gear - it's going to be a long wait. See where to line up on iPhone 4 day below!

Apple Store - Line up at the usual party place on June 24. Doors will open at 7:00 a.m., and there will be two lines - one for customers with preorders, and one for nonpreorders. Make sure you get in the right line!
AT&T - Head in to your local AT&T store to grab one. Stores will be opening early! Update: AT&T has issued a statement saying that they will not have any iPhone 4s available for walk-in (or nonpreorder) customers.

But that's not all - see the rest of your options after the break.

Wal-Mart Unloading iPhone 3GS Stock, Knocks Price to $97

GeekSugar — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:00:31 PDT

As if we needed another sign that the fourth generation iPhone is on its way, Wal-Mart is reportedly clearing out its iPhone 3GS stock and cutting the price tag by $100. Normally selling in the big box store for $197, Wal-Mart will be unloading a 16GB iPhone 3GS beginning tomorrow for a mere $97.

The price cut comes just after the announcement that Steve Jobs will be the keynote speaker at WWDC on June 7. As usual, the phones will require activation and a contract through AT&T, which some of you aren't too pleased with.

Update: The $97 iPhone 3GS is currently available for purchase on Wal-Mart's website.

Savvy Community: Wal-Mart or Whole Foods?

Savvy Community — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:00:42 PDT

This question comes from Allisonberry in the Savvy Savings Challenge group.

My newest dilemma is whether to start shopping at stores like Wal-Mart that are now offering local, organic produce. I've always been a Whole Foods and Trader Joe's junkie, but if they're offering the same products at half the price...should I make the transition over to the dark side? Which is more important: take a stand against unfair labor practices, or satisfy my wallet? What do you think about this topic?

Share your savings updates and tips in the Savvy Savings Challenge group!

A Look at Who's Shopping Wal-Mart's Beauty Aisles

BellaSugar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00:38 PDT

Wal-Mart is already a go-to spot for a lot of household goods, but one study suggests it may be taking a bigger role in the world of beauty. WWD reports on a new study by researching firm The Benchmarking Company, which surveyed more than 2,300 women to gauge their opinions of the store's beauty shopping experience.

Among the findings: 73 percent of the participants shop for personal care products at Wal-Mart, and more than half do so because of low prices. Olay, Cover Girl, Suave, and Maybelline are some of the more popular brands among these shoppers. One beauty genre, however, isn't doing so well at Wally World. The study shows that shoppers are "confused" by natural and organic products, and 70 percent refuse to pay more for them. Why does this matter for beauty brands? Because 200 million people shop at Wal-Mart each week. Are you one of them, and do you stock up on your grooming essentials there?

Target and Wal-Mart Start to Slash Prices on Toys

babysugar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:28 PDT

Shoppers, listen up! The pumpkins are barely ripe for carving and already the mega stores are having price slashing wars. Target and Wal-Mart have made the 2009 holiday toy budget a tad more realistic as they have marked loads of games and dolls down to half-price. Parents who like to keep their local mom and pop businesses afloat may be reconsidering that approach this holiday season when they see Barbies and G.I. Joes at dirt cheap prices. Will the state of the economy affect where you are shopping this holiday season?

Should Wal-Mart Censor Artists?

TresSugar — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:00:00 PDT

It seems fair for a store to make decisions about what it wants to sell. For example, if an owner of a small business opposes vulgarity, she might pass on selling CDs with explicit language.

When Wal-Mart, the largest record store in the country, refuses to sell an artist's record because it contains bad language and insists that it will do so only after the band has released an edited, "clean" version - this is de facto censorship, and, in my opinion, an abuse of corporate power.

Green Day's album "21st Century Breakdown" won't be sold in Wal-Mart because the band refused to edit it for language and content, and knowing their reputation, probably never will. Basically, Wal-Mart is preventing a large portion of an artist's audience from enjoying the artist's authentic work.

Do you think Wal-Mart should be allowed to dictate these standards to artists? Should Green Day suck it up and release a Wal-Mart friendly version?

Supermercado de Wal-Mart Coming to Texas and Arizona

CitizenSugar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:30:30 PDT

Bienvenido a Wal-Mart!

Retail giant Wal-Mart will soon open Hispanic-focused grocery stores in Texas and Arizona. The staff will be bilingual and the stores will feature tortilla bakeries, a larger selection of Spanish-language music and DVDs, and a wide assortment of Hispanic food.

Companies can't help but pounce on the potential in the Hispanic market. In addition to Wal-Mart's supermercado plans, Home Depot and Best Buy have launched Spanish-language websites.

Are you happy a huge retailer can adapt to a specific market, or would you rather see local stores appeal to the local tastes?

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Fab Flash: The Jonas Brothers Try Their Hands at Designing

FabSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:22 PDT

There's no stopping the Jonas brothers. Somewhere between performing sold-out concerts and flying around the country with Molly, the brothers found time to share their cool style with the masses by creating a cute clothing line for tweens. The line, named Jonas, is inspired by the brothers' fictional TV show, soon to be debuted on the Disney channel. The preppy collection includes argyle sweater vests, woven tops, tees, polo shirts, leggings, denim skirts, and jeans. The collection, set to retail $10 to $25, will be available at Wal-Mart, Kmart, Sears, and JCPenney in the Fall. Are you at all interested?

To see more from the Jonas collection,

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Should the Zack and Miri Title Change For Wal-Mart?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:30:24 PST

Yay: The Zack and Miri Make a Porno DVD will hit shelves next Tuesday, Feb. 3! But on Wal-Mart's shelves the title may look a little bit different. Wal-Mart requested that director Kevin Smith change the title on the DVD covers so the word "porno" isn't there, and Smith has agreed to do it. Here's more:

Smith said Weinstein Co., which released the film Oct. 31, has complied with Wal-Mart's request and created new DVD covers for the retailer, but the director worries that some unsuspecting customers will be fooled when they see the shortened title.

[Smith said,] "I mean, at least with the word 'porno' in the title, you can kind of give people a warning about what they're in for."

That's a good point, really - is it actually doing anyone a service to take the word "porno" out of the title? Or is it understandable that Wal-Mart would want the DVD cover to not include that word?

Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company

Family Demands Wal-Mart Pay For Death of Employee - Fair?

LibertySugar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:25 PST

The family of the Wal-Mart worker killed by a stampede of shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that Wal-Mart "created an atmosphere of competition and anxiety" that led to "crowd craze." Considering that a young man died in the Black Friday frenzy, that much seems true -but should Wal-Mart have to pay for that death?

The family thinks so, and in the lawsuit they argue that Wal-Mart "engaged in specific marketing and advertising techniques to specifically attract a large crowd and create an environment of frenzy and mayhem and was otherwise careless, reckless and negligent." The family also claims that the store did not provide reasonable security.

Regardless of who's ultimately responsible, it's unbelievably sad that a stampede caused by discounts resulted in a man's death.

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